Levons Photos

Ansel Adams takes the credit as being the person who caused me take up photography. His stunning black and white photos of wild America inspired me and certainly many others to go and photograph the world around them. So powerful were his images that along with his own representations Adams was able to influence Presidents; he helped many wilderness areas and National Parks become established, and is now understood to have been a vital force in the United States awareness of the fragility and above all beauty of its natural surroundings. Like that great man I wish to be able to change peoples perception of the world around them; if more people and especially those in positions of power were able to see the beauty manifest in the world, then maybe they would think a little, and we could all move a few steps closer to the harmony we require. To translate artistic vision into a work of art is definitely a skill and in some cases a gift, but if we could begin to appreciate the trees and rivers around us then we might not so easily destroy them. The true solution is a holistic view of the world that is held by many of the worlds indigenous peoples today. For them every aspect of existence is sacred in its own way, and as such is certainly not open to the behaviour we in the western world act out every day. From appreciation of  'wild' elements such as forests and rivers it becomes less of a step towards the appreciation of the beauty contained with our whole human perception of the world. Indigenous peoples hold things to be sacred because they understand them at a level that gives equality to all phenomenon. To strive towards this is what we must do, and art will help us get there by providing the symbolic steps in our perceptual nourishment.



All images are © Copyright of Levon Dymond, if you are interested in using them or purchasing prints please email me:  noveli77 [at] googlemail [dot] com

Cameras used so far are: Olympus E300, SP350, C8080, Mju1030sw, E3, Pentax K10D, Canon 10D, Fuji S5 Pro.